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How to return a rental without filling it up
I hadn’t planned on renting an electric car. In fact, I didn’t realize that was even an option.
November 28, 2022
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited
Winter battery management key to maximizing EV range, charge times
Electric vehicles do not require as much maintenance as their internal combustion counterparts, but when winter comes calling, effective battery management is key to battling range loss and improving charge times.
November 23, 2022
Navistar electric truck eMV
Mack, Volvo ink EV infrastructure deal with Pilot
Mack and Volvo will provide industry insights, expertise and resources to develop a charging network at select Pilot and Flying J truck stops. Also: Former FMCSA employee charged with bribery, extortion; carriers set for Wreaths Across America convoy.
November 16, 2022
Volvo VNR Electric at a Pilot station
Highly incentivized renewable diesel impacting supply, price of conventional diesel
As refineries close in the U.S. and fuel producers look to maximize profits while cutting carbon, they're turning to highly incentivized renewable diesel which fuel analysts say is bad timing for a strained conventional diesel supply and prices.
November 14, 2022
Renewable diesel pump
Trucking immersion therapy
My hat is off to those who drive 600 miles a day, five days a week. We don’t pay them enough for what they do to get us our materials.
November 11, 2022
wind farm
Elon Musk's electric Semi takes the Pepsi Challenge
How does Tesla's Semi get more than twice the average range of every other commercial truck at a similar curb weight? Or does it?
November 7, 2022
Tesla electric Semi
Watch: Driving recap of Volvo's VNR Electric
Get a detailed breakdown on how you can tell the truck is ready to move in the absence of the familiar sound of a running diesel engine.
November 2, 2022
VNR Electric
The state of trucking in the U.S. and around the world
Trucking leaders from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe talk workforce development, the environment, infrastructure and the supply chain.
October 31, 2022
Trucking in North America and Around the World panel
EV range extended with low rolling resistance tires
Tire experts say to shop for low rolling resistance tires to add range to electric vehicles and to look for wear resistance performance characteristics since EVs wear out tires faster than internal combustion vehicles.
October 31, 2022
Goodyear endurance rsa 17.5 ult tire display
Hydrogen partnerships springing up across the U.S. could accelerate fuel cell adoption
Backed by billions of dollars in federal funding, hydrogen coalitions are emerging in the U.S. with a strong lineup of government and business partners that could move zero-emission fuel cell trucking into the fast lane.
October 28, 2022
Kenworth T680 FCEVs (fuel cell electric vehicles) in Southern California.
Trucking experts talk decarbonization, emissions reductions and sustainability planning
ATA Management Conference & Exhibition panel discusses challenges they’ve faced in confronting regulators and lawmakers that distorts the industry’s options in picking winning and losing technologies before they're proven.
October 27, 2022
ATA MCE panel
Volvo unveils electromobility total cost of ownership tool
The tool helps customers understand and evaluate the full impact of purchasing and operating a zero-tailpipe emission battery-electric trucks. It is available now for Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle Dealerships throughout North America.
October 24, 2022
Tradelink Transportation Volvo VNR Fleet
Emissions regulations impact equipment, technology purchasing decisions
A panel of fleets and OEMs discuss the impact of zero-emission trucks at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition Sunday.
October 23, 2022
semi truck exhaust
The manure supply chain
There is a learning curve with all technologies and it is fundamental to how things are made better.
October 20, 2022
horses and buggy
Sales of natural gas trucks up, number of stations down
There are 15 fewer public CNG stations since mid-June 2022.
October 19, 2022
LNG tanks
Prepare for the electricity demand tsunami
The oncoming wave of electric vehicles could spark an electricity need far greater than the amount of power generated all of last year.
October 14, 2022
Electric vehicle charger
EV fires after Hurricane Ian have Florida fire officials on guard
A week following Hurricane Ian, fire officials in Florida were still battling EV fires that started from battery packs submerged in flood waters.
October 10, 2022
Tesla fire
Watch: Navistar President and CEO Mathias Carlbaum talks electric trucks, regulations, fuel cell and more
Strategic partnerships, regulations and powertrain batteries are some of the topics Navistar President and CEO Mathias Carlbaum touched on during an interview with Commercial Carrier Journal.
October 7, 2022
Navistar eMV electric truck
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